Historical epics once ruled the box office, reliably taking home both cash and trophies each year.

What’s striking about the film, at least in its longer form, is how funny it is.

Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon is a figure of extraordinary talent, but also possessed of staggering lack of self-awareness.

Napoleon (2023)

Director Gillo Pontecorvo’s hyper-realistic film is thrilling on one level, but also deeply challenging.

In the movie, penniless villagers decide to hire samurai to defend themselves from raiders.

The film offers a starkly nihilistic worldview while simultaneously challenging ideas of honor taken to extremes.

Titanic (1997)

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